New gender report shows 74% of speaking time in plenary is taken by men. #COP26

“That desperate hope, is why the world is looking to you and why you are here” -- Sir David Attenborough, #COP26 People's Advocate, speaking at the Opening Ceremony. #TogetherForOurPlanet

📢 NEWS: At COP26, over 100 leaders have committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. "To have any chance of keeping below 1.5°C of global warming, we must halt deforestation" -- Sir David Attenborough Learn more: 👉 gov.uk/government/pub… #COP26

Great talk yesterday by Anya Waite, 40% of CO2 emissions are absorbed by #oceans but oceans should be more strongly included within #NationalPlans #UNFCCC #COP26

📢 NEWS: #COP26 is consigning coal to history ✅ 23 countries are making new commitments to phase out coal power, including 5 of the world's top 20 coal power generators. ✅ Planned new coal generation pipeline globally has fallen by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015.

Here's 800,000 years of Earth's CO2 history in 30 seconds. We're in a #climateemergenecy. There is no time to wait. There is no planet B. #ActOnClimate. #Climate #Energy #GreenNewDeal #BuildBackBetter via Kris Karnauskas #Cop26

📢 Student, early career scientist COP26, with access to the blue zone? Interested to meet informally scientists involved in the 2021 IPCC climate report? 🗓️ Friday November 5 morning, 8:30-10:30 am 🔎 open space in front of the Science Pavilion

Colin Galbraith JNCC Chair closes the International #MPA partnership event and emphasises the importance of evidence to inform policy and the role of nature based solutions in the fight against climate change. #COP26 mpabioclimate.org

#Colombia talked about the opportunities for #climatechange #mitigation actions via #NatureBasedSolutions: 27 million ha available for this, 380 million tons of CO2 in mitigation potential #COP26 The Nature Conservancy Min. de Agricultura

I represented #youth at #COP26 with @CoSE, aiming to increase the inclusion of youth in decision-making as the future generations to have to act upon #climatechange. I also supported @SOA's Youth Policy Advisory Council in driving the uptake of the Global Blue New Deal

Do you want to learn more about national ecosystem assessments and how they can support the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (UN Biodiversity)? Read the 🆕 guidance document by the NEA Initiative 👉 bit.ly/3xiWENT

As the United Nations Ocean Conference gathers this week, I hope social equity is central to all discussions on ocean conservation, sustainability & governance Read more here: doi.org/10.3389/fmars.… & here doi.org/10.3389/fmars.… #UNOC #UNOceanConference2022 #oceanequity

Here we are at the #UNOceanConference with Coral Sea Foundation! 🐳 come meet us as we all try to #saveouroceans ☀️

.Charles Clover congratulates the President of the Republic of Colombia Iván Duque 🇨🇴 for announcing that 32.42% of Colombia’s waters will be designated as marine protected areas - the first nation in the Western Hemisphere to achieve #30x30. #UNOC2022 #UNOceanConference2022

To bring the #maritimesector to #netzeroemissions, panelists highlighted the need for a switch to #biofuels, changes in #portinfrasturcture and upscaling #cleanenergy activities to support this #transition 🚢 #unoc #saveourocean

This was a great occasion to speak about seawomenofmelanesia (Coral Sea Foundation)🌸 #Women from #localcommunities are trained in marine monitoring and in honing their leadership skills to support their communities in sustainably managing their marine environment🌏 #unoc #saveourocean

Great stats on #smallscalefisheries 🐟🌎 in #SOFIA2022 ➡️ bit.ly/3bDrUR5 #IlluminatingHiddenHarvests Fisheries & Aquaculture WorldFish Duke University

With the inspiring Sylvia A. Earle and amazing panelists, presenting #solutions to shark finning, like #FlyWithoutFins that campaigns ban the transport of fins on airline cargos #UNOC2022 #SaveOurOcean

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Curious to see what the deep holds? The first plankton images shot with the VPR underwater camera from the EurofleetsPlus IOPD cruise in #Uummannaq in #Greenland are in! Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @NIOZnieuws @[email protected]